Superstitions

Another "craggy" draw in the Superstitions from yesterday's hike. Won't be long and there won't be ANY hikers up there because of the intense heat. And I'll be home in Pinedale begging coffee off my neighbor Ginna!!

Supposed to be 45 mph winds and cooler here today, about 80. Tonight rain!!

deceased saguaro

Don't see many deceased saguaro cacti around here (why I don't know?), I almost felt like I was a crime scene photographer again.

Few spring flowers in the desert

Took a hike up into the superstition mountains this morning but was a bit surprised by the LACK of desert flowers after our super rainy winter. Here's some yellow ones with part of the mountain in the background. No snakes (hey, I'm not complaining), but several other hardy humans were wandering around up there. Supposed to rain here later this week, that may cause them to grow better?? Only have a couple more weeks here so don't have much time to catch them on the camera.. Hot today, nearly 90...

Dragon boat races

Went to the dragon boat races in "Tempe town lake" yesterday, shown are some of the sights at the "festival". These folks are very serious about their races and competition. Was fun. Part of the oriental culture was some kind of a chinese dance routine. One of the pics shows Arizona State University football stadium in the background. One of the few things down this way that's FREE!!